# SM-6 missile

Type: Product

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## Timeline

- **2026-10-01**: $24.4 billion SM-6 contract awarded — The Pentagon announces a five-year production contract with two option years to Raytheon to accelerate SM-6 missile production.
- **2026-09-30**: Raytheon confirms SM-6 combat status — Raytheon states the SM-6 has been successfully fired from Navy ship and land-based launchers and says it is removing constraints and boosting capacity.
- **2026-09-15**: CBO warns of interceptor shortfall — The Congressional Budget Office reports that missile defense supplies will leave the United States with a reduced inventory of interceptors for several years.
- **2026-02-28**: Operation Epic Fury begins — The United States and Israel launch attacks on Iran, initiating the military campaign that drives increased munitions expenditure.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Raytheon's $24.4B SM-6 Surge Exposes Missile Defense Bottlenecks
2026-10-02 03:38:51 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Space and defense executives tracking industrial base risk should read the $24.4B SM-6 award as a warning: the Pentagon is prioritizing interceptors, but the same constrained rocket motor, seeker, and electronics supply chain underpins space launch and missile warning programs. Raytheon's multi-year surge adds demand to already bottlenecked suppliers, potentially delaying replenishment of missile defense kill chains that rely on space sensors.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/us-24-4b-sm6-missile-production-contract-space

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